Lucas Porsch, Ecologic Institut, präsentiert die Vision von NETGREEN.

NETGREEN - Workshop on the Typology of Indicators and Tools

Event: Workshop
Date: 11 June 2014
Location: The Hague, Netherlands

NETGREEN develops a systematic and consistent overview on the existing efforts to measure sustainable development and the transformation to green economy. A critical input to NETGREEN was a one-day workshop held in The Hague (The Netherlands) on Wednesday, 11 June 2014. It was attended by potential users of the database from various EU Member States.

The workshop was co-chaired by Floor Brouwer (LEI Wageningen UR) and Lucas Porsch (Ecologic Insitute). Advisory board members Paul Allin (Imperial College London) and Jan Bakkes (PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency) were also in attendance.

The workshop started with a presentation of the vision of NETGREEN by Lucas Porsch (project coordinator) and Melanie Kemper, both from Ecologic Institute. They clarified what the NETGREEN database will and will not do, in addition to unveiling some first scribbles of the user interface. Afterwards, Karen Jeffrey (New Economics Foundation) explained how policy questions will be used as one entry points into the database, helping users navigate to the most useful indicators for them.

The discussion then shifted to the indicators themselves. René Verburg (LEI Wageningen UR) presented the methodology used by the NETGREEN team to identify and select indicators to be included in the first version of the database. Inês Cosme then explained what information users need to identify the right indicators for their purpose.

For the last part of the workshop, NETGREEN invited two external organizations who have potential synergies with the NETGREEN project to address the workshop participants. Thomasz Kozluk (OECD) presented the Green Growth Knowledge Platform, and Markus Hametner (Vienna University of Economics and Business) presented the European Sustainable Development Network (link is external). In both cases, ideas of potential future collaboration with NETGREEN were highlighted.

Throughout the whole workshop, attendees actively participated in the discussion and were encouraged to question any assumptions made by the NETGREEN team. This resulted in a fruitful workshop which will inform the next steps in the design of the NETGREEN database.

All presentations from the workshop are available for download.

Brief on Policy Recommendations for Research

NETGREEN Deliverable 4.4

Year 2015

Publication:Document

NETGREEN Dissemination Plan

Year 2014

Publication:Policy Brief

Porsch, Porsch; Terri Kafyeke; Jiayi Yuan 2015: How to measure the Sustainable Development Goals in Central Europe? NETGREEN Policy Brief No. 2 / 4 August 2015 Deliverable D4.2

How to Measure the Sustainable Development Goals in Central Europe?

Year 2015

Publication:Article

Marius Hasenheit, Junior Researcher at Ecologic Institute, wrote an article about the interactive search engine "measuring-progress.eu" for Green Economy Indictors for the online magazine RESET. To draw interest of people who are not often dealing with Green Economy Indicators, on this topic, he described the project in a vivid and way. In this context he depicted the relevance of indicators in most of the fields of environmental policy and furthermore invited the readers to try out the tool and provide feedback.

New Search Engine: Green Indicators for All!

Year 2015

Event:Conference

On 15 October 2015, the final conference of the Network for Green Economy Indicators (NETGREEN) project, which is led by Ecologic Institute, will take place. There, national and regional green economy strategies, including best practices, will be discussed. Furthermore, the "measuring-progress.eu" web tool, the final output of the NETGREEN project, which makes green economy indicators accessible, will be presented. Registration is open and the event is free of charge.

Accelerating the Transition to a Green Economy in Europe: National-regional Strategies and the New Sustainable Development Goals

15 October 2015
Brussels, Belgium

Publication:Article

Marius Hasenheit, Junior Researcher at Ecologic Institute, wrote an article for the German online magazine Wirtschaftswoche Green Economy about the interactive search engine für Green Economy Indicators "measuring-progress.eu". In his article, he also interviewed Katharina Stepping of the German Development Institute (DIE), who already tested the tool.

Kennzahl-Fundgrube: Suchmaschine für grüne Indikatoren erleichtert wissenschaftliche Arbeit

Year 2015

Publication:Web Application

'One size fits it all' does not apply when it comes to the right indicators for policymaking. The NETGREEN consortium published its interactive tool which collects green economy indicators in addition to helping users navigate through them. This tool incorporated the most important indicators and useful information about each of them. Additionally, an interpretation aid and information about related indicators were provided. By doing, this, the web application provided guidance to policymakers and researchers who want to use and further develop indicators and tools in the field.

Measuring Progress – Explore Green Economy Indicators

Year 2015

Publication:Postcard

As part of the visual identity for the project "NETwork for GREEN Economy Indicators" (NETGREEN), Ecologic Institute designed a promotional flyer in small postcard format. The flyer summarize general objectives and aims of the projects, is styled according to the project style-guides and contain besides an project information also a list of partners, contact and an QR-code directing to the project website. Flyers are distributed during project events.

How Can We Measure Progress Towards the Green Economy?

NetGreen Project Flyer

Year 2013

Project:FP 7

Netgreen is building a network of decision makers and scientists interested in fostering the transformation to a green economy. To support decision makers in that transition, Netgreen develops a database and website that enables decision makers to identify the green economy indicators most suited to their need.

NETwork for GREEN Economy Indicators (NETGREEN)

Sep 2013 - Aug 2016

Funding: European Commission, Directorate-General Research & Innovation (DG Research & Innovation), International
Organizer: Ecologic Institute, Germany
Team: Lucas Porsch

Melanie Kemper

Terri Kafyeke

Karen Jeffrey (New Economics Foundation)

René Verburg (LEI Wageningen UR)

Inês Cosme (Center for Environmental and Sustainability Research)

Thomasz Kozluk (OECD)

Markus Hametner (Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien)
Date: 11 June 2014
Location: The Hague, Netherlands
Language: English
Project: NETwork for GREEN Economy Indicators (NETGREEN)
Project ID: 2726
Keywords: EU

Indicators

Events

Evaluation

Sustainability, Development, Governance, Policy Assessment, EU Environment, Green Growth, Green Economy, Beyond GDP, welfare measurement

Europe, Global

Attachments

Workshop Agenda [pdf, 350 KB, English] (350.15 KB)

Presentation of Lucas Porsch: Vision of NETGREEN [pdf, 1.4 MB, English] (1.41 MB)

Presentation of Karen Jeffrey (nef): Policy Questions [pdf, 1.5 MB, English] (1.5 MB)

Presentation of René Verburg (LEI): Identification and choice of indicators for the database [pdf, 0.8 MB, English] (839.35 KB)

Presentation of Inês Cosme (CENSE): What users need to identify the right indicators for their purposes? [pdf, 4.9 MB, English] (4.92 MB)

Presentation of Tomasz Kozluk (OECD): Green Growth Knowledge Platform [pdf, 1.5 MB, English] (1.54 MB)

Presentation of Markus Hametner (ESDN): European Sustainable Development Network [pdf, 0.8 MB, English] (885.06 KB)

Further Links

ProjectFP 7NETwork for GREEN Economy Indicators (NETGREEN)

NETwork for GREEN Economy Indicators (NETGREEN)

Duration: Sep 2013 - Aug 2016
Funding: European Commission, Directorate-General Research & Innovation (DG Research & Innovation), International

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